The snap-related feature is already implemented, and other issues
concerning the settings GUI are tracked here, so I think this is the
appropriate place for it.

Currently, my design for the update settings starts with a line of
static text:

  Snap packages check for updates four times daily, downloading
automatically.

  For other packages…

There I’m trying to convey that the “Check for updates automatically:”
menu below applies to other packages, not snaps.
<https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SoftwareUpdates#settings>

I intended that eventually, that line of text would become interactive —
perhaps a menu, followed by another menu or timepickers depending on the
setting, for example:

  Snap packages check for updates: [Every day:^] [4 times daily :^]

  Snap packages check for updates: [Weekdays :^] [between :^] [18:15]
and [19:00]

  Snap packages check for updates: [Custom schedule (“fri5,23:00-01:00”)
:^]

(It’s unfortunate that we need separate settings GUI for snap and deb
updates at all — mainly because snap updates are fully automatic, while
prompting for deb updates that often would be unpleasant. Perhaps we can
combine *some* of the settings in future. But since snaps and debs have
independent configuration under the hood, we’d still need to deal with
cases where their equivalent settings are currently set to different
values.)

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